Shaping Students to be Better Shapers
Guest Blog from Mary Hunter and Jesús Rosales-Ruiz There, in the very first lab session, I found myself creating behavior. Without any words being exchanged between me and my experimental …
Happy holidays | Welcome our new blogger
As we approach the end of the year, many families are preparing for traveling and gathering with loved ones. This is a great time to remind you of our previous post on …
Verbal Apparitions
1 Verbal Apparitions Guest Blog by: Lee Mason, PhD, BCBA-D Child Study Center – Cook Children’s, Fort Worth TX While the holiday season is meant to bring feelings of love …
Behavior Analytic Services Around the World — Brazil
As we explore the state of behavior analytic services for individuals with autism , I invited several colleagues from around the world to serve as guest bloggers. Our guest blogger this …
Towards Behavior Economics Analysis: An RFT-informed model of decision-making
I am most appreciative to bring to your attention an exciting new development in behavioral thinking with respect to behavioral economics and decision making by an innovative team of …
Servicios de Análisis de Conducta en el Mundo — Colombia
Explorando el estado actual de los servicios de análisis de conducta, invité a varios colegas alrededor del undo a que escribieran como bloggers invitados. Nuestro blogger invitado este mes es Sergio …
Back to School – The Problem with Bullying
With the end of summer comes the beginning of the school year. For some children and parents, this is an exciting time. For others, it is dreaded. For parents of …
Think first, but act then only if you want to: how cognitive defusion works?
Cognitive defusion is one of the most researched components of the psychological flexibility model underlying Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, but yet remains one of the most intensely debated in terms …
Reducing Recidivism with Education
Co-authored by Dr. Melissa Swisher, Lecturer, Purdue University There are around 2.3 million people incarcerated across the United States. For comparison, there are 329.1 million people living in the United …
Why You Might Want, But Not Choose, A Better Life
1 50 years ago, a researcher named Walter Mischel and his colleagues ran a series of experiments that are now often referred to as the Marshmallow Test. The basic premise …